While much of the industry’s attention over the past year has gravitated toward stablecoins, tokenized treasuries and institutional onramps, the team behind Velodrome and Aerodrome says the real power struggle in crypto is unfolding elsewhere: in decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Alex Cutler, the CEO of Dromos Labs, the main developer firm behind Aerodrome and Velodrome, described the exchange layer as "the second most important layer" to the onchain economy in an interview with CoinDesk. That view is now ...

Stablecoin Market Overview - Annual stablecoin volume exceeds $50 trillion [1] - Liquidity is fragmenting across a widening multichain landscape [1] Infrastructure Needs - Critical infrastructure is needed to unify the fragmented stablecoin landscape [1] - The goal is to create a single network where money just works [1]

Liquidity fragmentation has long limited DeFi’s growth.Polygon x Manifold are closing that gap to make onchain markets institutional-ready, on open rails.Read about it: https://t.co/hJQtohHxHP ...

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Centrifuge V3 Launch & Interoperability - Centrifuge V3 is live, addressing liquidity fragmentation [1] - V3 initially launches on Ethereum, Plume Network, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and BNB Chain [1] - Chain interoperability is powered exclusively by Wormhole [1] Liquidity Management & Investment - Fund managers can manage liquidity across multiple chains from a single interface [1] - Allocators can invest from any chain they operate on [1] - Liquidity moves at the speed of demand [1] New Possibilities for Asset Tokenization - V3 delivers new possibilities for asset tokenization, management, and distribution [2] - Centrifuge streamlines multi-asset vault launches, fund distribution across DeFi, and stablecoin reserve management [2] - The platform aims to make these processes faster, more efficient, and easier to scale [2]

Centrifuge V3 Launch & Interoperability - Centrifuge V3 is live, aiming to solve liquidity fragmentation across multiple chains [1] - V3 initially launches on Ethereum, Plume Network, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, and BNB Chain [1] - Chain interoperability is powered exclusively by Wormhole [1] Functionality & Benefits - Fund managers can manage liquidity across multiple chains from a single interface [1] - Allocators can invest from any chain they operate on [1] - Liquidity now moves at the speed of demand [1] - V3 delivers new possibilities for asset tokenization, management, and distribution [2] - Centrifuge aims to make multi-asset vault launching, fund distribution across DeFi protocols, and stablecoin reserve management faster, more efficient, and easier to scale [2]